Mr. P's Ring

Yesterday I bought Mr. P his wedding ring! We had been looking for a while and finally found a fantastic deal we couldn't pass. It also helped that the ring was the best looking one we had found :-) Mr. P wanted tungsten. It's an extreeeeeemely hard metal and is really heavy. Mr. P wanted something heavy duty. If you know him, then you'll know he loves his toys and does his research on anything manly. His ring was no exception.

The polished tungsten ring has a sterling silver inlay. It's perfect for him! He was with me when I bought it so I'm not spoiling any surprise.

Here is a picture:

It's nice to know that the important things of the wedding are taken care of! Also this weekend I picked out my accesories for my dress. Stay tuned for more wedding news :-)

Let them eat cake!!

Sorry it's been a while. Work is starting to get busy and I've decided to start a new workout regimine! Yay for working out every day this week so far.

Mr. P and I have picked out our wedding cake flavors. The tasting was a blast and really good! I had a work meeting after the tasting and I was on a sugar high--going 100 mph! I think our guests are really going to like the cake.

We are still trying to decide on cake toppers. Today I found a zombie cake topper. I think Mr. P will like that :-)

That's all for now. I'll be posting again soon.

Busy Political Day in Colorado

Happy Election Day! The best part of today, aside from having the right to vote, is all the horrible political ads will be done by tomorrow!!! Woo Hooo! Today is celebrated by many, but just causes me stress and anxiety. I'm not even going to watch the results tonight. Instead, I'm going to a beer tasting.

Colorado is one of the most targeted states in the nation and that means we have a lot of out-of-state funding putting horrible ads on TV and radio. I'm glad they will be over. I'm also anxious to find out what our state legislature will look like. It's a little uncomfortable not knowing what my job will look like and my success is totally in the hands of the Colorado voter. Working on campaigns for several years really has me really freaked out. No offense, but the average voter doesn't understand what they are voting for. I could go on and on and on and on about my elitist views on direct democracy, but I'll spare you on this post.

Another important story which isn't getting much news is Governor Ritter addressed our $1.1Billion shortfall in his FY 11-12 budget. I haven't been able to see all the different department's documents yet, but it's not looking good for Higher Education, k-12, or health care so far. This brings me to my next issue: Who in their right mind wants to be Governor of a state where you have to cut Billions of dollars from the already slim budget?!?!?! Please God, please don't let it be Tom Tancredo. I might have to move, or at least find a new job if he's elected. I can't even wrap my head around the idea and it's making my physically sick.

It's almost 3 in the afternoon and I think it's time for me to get back to summarizing the Millions of dollars worth of cuts to our state.

Maybe You should GOOSE me!

Yesterday we met with Rev. B to chat a little bit about what kind of ceremony we wanted. We asked if he would be willing to encorporate Korean traditions into the ceremony. He seemed pretty excited about this and explained his degree is in multi-cultural relgious studies. Seems more perfect, right!?


I half heartedly explained in olden days Korea, the Groom would give the Mother of the Bride a live goose to symbolize his commitment to a lifetime together. The Goose only mates once in their life. Turns out in Christianity, the Goose also symbolizes the spirit. This double-meaning goose might end up making an appearance at our wedding. We might actually have enough live geese at the wedding venue to be the star(s). Maybe Mr. P should bring his hunting license?

It’s Official

You heard me right, its official. We have officially hired our officiant for our wedding. Today we met with Rev. B and decided it was a good fit for us and are moving forward with the next steps.

I went to the same High School as Rev. B and was friends with his younger sister. He is also the associate pastor at my mom’s church. Mr. P and I both grew up in churches but haven’t found our church home in Denver. This is in part because we haven’t been looking. It was important to Mr. P and I that we found someone we felt like we knew. We weren’t going to call 1-800-Marry-Me and hire whoever answered the phone. This was a more personal decision and we are very happy with our selection.

A special man in our lives—we’ll call him Grandpa M— may not be able to officiate our wedding due to health circumstances, so we were advised to find someone else. Great news is Rev. B is very open to including said special person if he is able to make it to the wedding! Best of both worlds! In lieu of Grandpa M’s health, we decided we needed to find someone in Colorado and someone we had a connection with.

A few things that I like about Rev. B:

1) He doesn’t do “who gives this bride away”. Big bonus points in my book. No offense to any traditional brides who wish to be given away. It’s just not my thing. I’m not really anyone’s property to be given or received.

2) The word “obey” will NOT be incorporated into our vows. Again, big bonus points in my book. If you know me, you’ll know that I don’t take orders very well. Not only would this be pointless because I don’t take orders, I’ll probably see it as a challenge to do the complete opposite of what you are commanding me to do. Right, Mom?

3) He is willing to do what we want for the ceremony. I hadn’t thought this would be a rarity, but it is. When researching questions to ask the officiant there were some crazy questions out there like “Is there a dress code?” “Can we use flash photography?” “Can we use non-traditional wedding songs or readings?” Apparently in 2010—soon to be 2011—there are restrictions on what the Bride and Groom can do, say, sing or wear for their own wedding. Thankfully Rev B is willing to help us shape a ceremony that, as he says, “reflects who we are as a couple”.

4) He’s young. There is nothing wrong with having someone older perform your wedding, but I really like the fact that Rev B is young. I think it will help us relate to one another and I think it’s one of the main reasons he’s so flexible with shaping the ceremony. It also makes him seem like a real person. Often when I meet clergy they don’t always seem like real people. I like this about Rev B.

5) Mr. P likes him.

My goal of having all the venders booked by January is a very reasonable goal. I may actually meet my goal before the holidays. There are only a handful of things left to figure out. We are well on our way to starting a wonderful marriage!

New ways of working out

I thought I was going to try P90X again. Well, that didn't go very well so I'm back to square one of trying to get (back) into shape. May I introduce you to my newest exercise attempt. Meet Studio Tease. A friend of mine, we'll call her Molly, perked my interest and now we are trying to decide what classes to take. This seems like a really fun idea for a bachelorette party too!! I'm totally not coordinated so hopefully I don't make a fool of myself and hopefully I won't look like this....Sexy, no?

And we all know I can't look this adorable. Think B-Dog wants to learn to pole dance?

I went swimming this morning for the first time in weeks. It was hard. After 100meters, my shoulders were on fire. I need to get back in the pool. I'm convinced swimming is the best workout EVER.

So, I'm committed to 2 classes at the studio and will do my best to continue to get to the gym...

Cork-galore!

After "calling all corks" we have been getting them left and right from friends and family! I have to stop here and boast about how freaking awesome our friends and family are for coming through. There are many sacrifices (clearing throat noise...hangovers and headaches) associated with the corks. Thank you friends and family for taking one for the team and drinking the delicious wine.

Today I have 264 corks. I only need 86 more and I'll have more than enough. A special shout-out to David who brought us around 200 corks, and my Dad and Step-Mom who sent us a package full of corks!

Pretty soon I'll need to invest in a hot glue gun and ribbon to get this project started. I'm eager to start my first do-it-yourself (DIY) project!

Here is what it should look like:

And here is what it looks like today:

Wish me luck on assembling :-)